Hartsdale birthplace of Carvel brand may close

7:08 PM,
Jul. 31, 2007

Abdol Faghihi, owner of the Carvel ice-cream store on South Central Avenue in Hartsdale, uses icing to put lettering on a birthday cake. Faghihi said the 1950s-era store, below, where company founder Tom Carvel once lived, has struggled to make a profit for years.

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Nicole Neroulias
The Journal News

He quickly began losing money, and complained to Tom Carvel that his famous ice-cream business was a drip.

"Mr. Carvel said, 'This is a free country. It's up to you if you make money or not.' But then he offered me $1,000 a week to train some new employees, and that helped a lot," Faghihi, now 55, recalled. "He was very hard, but he really helped me. He wanted you to work hard." ...